Filter-holder for espresso coffee machine

Filter-holder to be mounted on a coffee machine of the “espresso” type, comprising a cylindrical cup (1;

• 36) provided with a sleeve (2;
• 37), a filtration chamber (4;
• 38) delimited by the internal sidewall (5;
• 39) of the cup and a perforated bottom (6;
• 40) provided with a grille (7;
• 41), a bowl (9;
• 42) to collect the infusion disposed below the grille (7;
• 41) of the perforated bottom (6;
• 40) and provided with infusion evacuation means (11;
• 44, 45), as well as at least two outlet pipes for the infusion (15, 16;
• 52, 53),
• characterized in that the filter-holder comprises moreover a pan (10;
• 47) for distribution of the infusion disposed below the collection bowl and comprising means (31, 35;
• 50, 51) for channeling the flow of the infusion toward the outlet pipes of the filter-holder, and a selection member (S1, S2) adapted to cause relative rotational movement between the bowl (9;
• 42) and the pan (10;
• 47) between two positions:
• a two-cup position permitting selecting the channeling means which direct the flow of the infusion toward all the outlet pipes (15, 16;
• 52, 53);
• a one-cup position permitting selecting the channeling means which direct the flow toward a single outlet pipe (15;
• 52).